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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), 4-8 May 2005Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), 4-8 May 2005

Welcome to the ACE 2005 General Welcome to the ACE 2005 General AssemblyAssembly

Dr. Pascal MimeroDr. Pascal MimeroECTN AssociationECTN Association

ESCPE Lyon, FranceESCPE Lyon, France


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What is EChemTest ?What is EChemTest ?It is made for … ?It is made for … ?

Annual Conference of the ECTN 2005, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR, April 4-8, 2005

www.ECTN-Assoc.org 3


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What is EChemTest ?What is EChemTest ?

The European Chemistry Test …The European Chemistry Test …

Electronic Testing platform online developed by the Electronic Testing platform online developed by the ECTNECTN

Aims to deliver electronic tests to evaluate your Aims to deliver electronic tests to evaluate your knowledge and skills in various fields of Chemistry knowledge and skills in various fields of Chemistry

Funded by the European Commission within the Funded by the European Commission within the Socrates and Thematic Network framesSocrates and Thematic Network frames

Further details ? visit our website at: Further details ? visit our website at: www.EChemTest.net




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estIt is made for … ?It is made for … ?

Enables to monitor …

Student exchange programStudent exchange program– Chemistry knowledge evaluation in the native language– Chemistry understanding in a foreign language

Professional career progressionProfessional career progression– Industrial mobility– Continuous education– Example: R&D in organic synthesis, analytical skills

Life Long Learning processLife Long Learning process




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Domains: today & futureDomains: today & future

Tests available todayTests available today• Pre-University LevelsPre-University Levels

– General Chemistry 1– General Chemistry 2

• University Chemistry University Chemistry studiesstudies– Analytical Chemistry 3– Inorganic Chemistry 3– Organic Chemistry 3– Physical Chemistry 3

• Over 2800 questionsOver 2800 questions

Development …Development …

Actual: Biological Actual: Biological ChemistryChemistry– Bio-Organic– Bio-Inorganic

Tomorrow starting now Tomorrow starting now – Level 4: University Chemistry

studies in Organic Chemistry

Possible in the future ?Possible in the future ?– Chemical Engineering– Environmental Chemistry– Polymer Chemistry


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Paleo-chronology …Paleo-chronology …few words about the ancient timefew words about the ancient time




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Once upon a time …Once upon a time …

• It was in the year 19961996 … … the “Objective 1Objective 1” Socrates projects

• 19971997, Helsinki … fighting to convince people it could work !– After hours of discussion, arguments and work with working

groups …– After thousands of disappointing crashes with … “?”

• 19981998, the so called “Core Chemistry Test” was unveiled for the first time to the ECTN Audience at the plenary meeting held in the beautiful island of Rhodes in Greece !




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Once upon a time …Once upon a time …

• 20002000, last Windows CDRom issued with the old platform

• 2001-20032001-2003, the EU funding break !! – Renamed as “EChemTest”, the European Chemistry Test– First set of data transferred to the Perception platform, and

prepared to the wild Internet technology

• 2003-20042003-2004, beta tests (demo and certification database)

• 20052005, finally unveiled … again in Greece, in the nice place of Thessaloniki

• Already - Only 7 years old ;-)… … Happy birthday EChemTest !!Happy birthday EChemTest !!


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… … EChemTest today !!EChemTest today !!




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Team OrganizationTeam Organization

EChemTestCoordination

Lyon FR

Pre-UniversityLevels

UniversityBachelor Level

UniversityMaster Level

IT Services

General Chem 1Helsinki FI

General Chem 2Helsinki FI

Analytical Chem 3Ioannina GR

Physical Chem 3Madrid ES

Organic Chem 3Helsinki FI

Inorganic Chem 3Reading UK

Biological Chem 3Leiden NL

Synthetic Chem 4Cologne DE

EChemTest ServerPerugia IT

IT New Dev.Vienna AT




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Structure & FrameStructure & Frame

• Session of TestSession of Test– One hour session composed by up to 30 questions30 questions

• QuQuestionestion– One questionOne question represent one specific topicone specific topic– Question taken at random from a question bank of librariesQuestion taken at random from a question bank of libraries

• ToTopicpic– Choose according to the Chemistry Core Curriculum Chemistry Core Curriculum – Agreed at the European levelAgreed at the European level

• DifDifficultyficulty– Increasing throughout the test– From introductoryintroductory to intermediateintermediate and advanced advanced grade of

difficulty




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2 Categories of tests2 Categories of tests

“DemoDemo / Training Training TestTest”

• Static sample session• Prior taking any of the

certification test session

• Full set of European Languages currently transferred from the old platform

Freely accessible online after Freely accessible online after registrationregistration

“Certification TestCertification Test” • Dynamic session at random • European Chemistry

Certificate at pre-university or at University levels of studies issued by the ECTNA

• English versions in operation now and only available in approved testing centers

Sessions monitored and taken Sessions monitored and taken under controlled conditionsunder controlled conditions

ECTNA members are awarded ECTNA members are awarded with a free access to with a free access to certification testscertification tests




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www.echemtest.net




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Tests onlineTests online

Nb Q

TrainingTrainingonlineonline

Trainingin preparation Nb Q CertificationCertification

onlineonlineCertification

in preparation

Gene Chem 1 30 bg, de, en, fi, fr, it, pt es, no, se 380 en

Gene Chem 2 30 bg, de, en, fi, fr, it, pt es, no, se 440 en

Anal Chem 3 30 cz, da, en, gr, it, pt, sk de 300 en da

Inor Chem 3 30 en 300 en

Orga Chem 3 30 bg, de, en, fi, fr, it, se es 700 en de, fr, it

Phys Chem 3 20 bg, en, fi, it

da, de, es, fr, nl, no,

pt, se400 en, it

170 2820




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Technical and Business stuffTechnical and Business stuff




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Quality insurance: ContentQuality insurance: Content

• All questions of a single topic according to the European Common Core Curriculum frame …– Equivalent as content to each other Equivalent as content to each other – Equivalent as scoringEquivalent as scoring– Equivalent as the grade of difficultyEquivalent as the grade of difficulty

• Questions developed at the European level by an international team




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Quality insurance: Quality insurance: CertificationCertification

• Delivery controlled condition (time limit, scheduled sessions, personal account, number of attempts, …)

• Monitoring of the certification test session (testing centers) and Records of each sessions on the Server

• Encrypted session, protection by Login/Password

• Backup of the data




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Quality insurance: TechnologyQuality insurance: Technology

• Developed with the commercial software QuestionMark Perception www.questionmark.com (providing Industrial and Academic clients for evaluation, certification, assessment worldwide)

• Following the CAA Software Guidelines

• Encrypted session, protection by Login/Password (administration level, end-user level, database storage)

• Material delivered online “virus-free” / Symantec virus database automatic update

• Backup of all databases (questions, sessions, results)




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estTesting centersTesting centers

• The EChemTest Certification sessions are delegated to EChemTest centers officially recognized by the ECTN Association.

• In order to be recognized by the ECTN Association the EChemTest Center (full Association members or foreign bodies) has to fulfil pre-requisites related to :– The context and logistic (computer room, maintenance, …)– The examination conditions (secure network, band width, …)– The examination procedure (monitoring, ID control, …).




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General conditionsGeneral conditions

ECTN Assoc membersECTN Assoc members classroom or

individual candidates

Non ECTN Assoc membersNon ECTN Assoc members and other bodies,

individual candidates

General Conditions

1. Individual registration (login, password)2. All demo/training sessions accessible for free3. Randomized test Options : individual (self-assessment);

individual (certification); classroom (academic evaluation)

Certification test Cost for randomized tests

No charge for standard tests

50€ for each registered tests and each participantIndividual Certification, self-assessment, academic evaluation

Handling cost Charged by testing centers, PC room maintenance service, …

European Certification

Issued if Successful examination




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estEChemTest 2005 EChemTest 2005 DisseminationDissemination

Already presentedAlready presented

• February: – Seminar @ U. of Perugia IT

• March: – Research seminar @ U. of Helsinki

FI(LERU 2005)

– Lecture @ U. of Sofia BGLecture @ Lovech BG(41st Nat. Conf. of Bulgarian Teachers in Chemistry)

Coming next …Coming next …

• June: – Oral session @ Autrans FR

(MIEC-JIREC Conference)– Workshop @ Yliema Hotel MT

(NAUCTS Summer School)• July:

– Workshop+Lecture @ Jagiellonian U. of Kraków PL (Eurovariety in Chemistry)

• August: – Lecture @ UBC Vancouver BC CA

(ChemEd 2005)• September:

– Lecture @ Shevshenko U. of Kiev UA(AC&CA 2005)




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estEChemTest and EChemTest and Eurobachelor ?Eurobachelor ?

• 2 of the current projects coordinated by ECTN …

• EChemTest:EChemTest: electronic automatized platform of tests in chemistry evaluating the knowledge in chemistry and the chemistry understanding in foreign languages, at pre-university and University study levels, by no mean will replace any national examination or diploma, but will help students and teachers with self-assessment help students and teachers with self-assessment and individual academic progression monitoring for and individual academic progression monitoring for exampleexample.

• Chemistry Eurobachelor:Chemistry Eurobachelor: a label delivered to accredited Universities running the Bologna Process with their own National examinations, providing a DS and the individual student progressionindividual student progression.


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And now …And now …

On behalf of the ECTN Network and Association,

I officially invite our friend and local organizer to join me


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EvangeliaEvangeliainstead of cutting the traditional blue ribboninstead of cutting the traditional blue ribbonto avoid any trouble with the Internet cableto avoid any trouble with the Internet cable

My great pleasure to invite you to My great pleasure to invite you to

press on the link belowpress on the link belowLogin “Login “ECTN2005ECTN2005”, Password “”, Password “demodemo””

and choose the test you want …and choose the test you want …

http://echemtest.unipg.it




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Acknowledgement …Acknowledgement …

• All contributors could not fit in this list, but I thank them all for the hard job done and the time spent on EChemTest

• At least the identified group members and translators: Vincenzo Aquilanti, Eva Åkesson, Gustavo Avitabile, Ana Barros, Gérard Bauduin, Laura Bobocea, Mike Bridge, Maria-Filomena Camoes, David Cardin, Rinaldo Cervelatti, David Cocker, Cecilia Coletti, Dario Compagnone, Jose-Marie Diaz Cruz, Pavel Drasar, Ivan Dukov, Constantinos Efstathiou, Markus Enders, Mariano Fajardo, Georges Francis, Marek Frankowicz, Johannes Fröhlich, Michael Gagan, Jeremy Glennon, Jean Grimaud, Elo Hansen, Tapio Hase, Flemming Hegelund, Bengt Jergil, Jens Josephson, Jean-Claude Kaell, Eija Kaija, Jari Kaperi, Jorma Koskimies, Miltiades Karayannis, Richard Kempa, Zdenka Keuc, Henryk Koroniak, Jan Labuda, Antonio Lagana, Risto Laitinen, Maria-Clara Magalhaes, Janine Mareche, Colin Marsden, Terry Michell, Raluca Mocanu, Kalina Mutafchieva, Matti Näsäkkälä, Panos Nikitas, Derek Nonhebel, Ad Oskam, Denis Papaioannou, Gino Paolucci, Bjorn Pedersen, Valentina Piermarini, Cornel Radu, Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Renuncio, Josep Ricart, Cesare Roll, Marina Rui, Marta Salisova, Mudis Salkauskas, Hans-Günther Schmalz, Anthony Smith, Clare Smith, Laszlo Somsak and his student’s group, Peter Ten Holte, Paolo Todesco, Alan Townshend, Arne van der Gen, Evangelia Varella, Anastasios Varvoglis, Janna Velder, Anna von Barth, Gian-Gualberto Volpi, Kristiina Wähälä, Richard Whewell, Ken Williamson, Bin Zwanenburg, …


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But the adventure is just starting But the adventure is just starting ……

with the new AC Teamwith the new AC Team

Thank you very muchThank you very muchfor your attentionfor your attention

www.ectn-assoc.orgwww.ectn.net

www.eurobachelor.netwww.echemtest.net




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The NewsLetter onlineThe NewsLetter online

• Bimonthly Electronic Bulletin

• Disseminated in:– 48 countries worldwide– 450 University contacts

• Information related to:– ECTN and ECTNA projects– Bologna Process– Eurobachelor and Label Committee– EChemTest– Partner’s network– Chemistry education in the EHEA– …

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